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these pages make handy paper airplanes

Here are the stages of consciousness when writing a book: I love it I love it I love it I HATE IT I love it I love it I am brilliant WHO...

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bad hair = good inspiration

I woke up this morning resembling Albert Einstein, my hair stuck straight up illimitably, in places it has never ventured before. Lately,...

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in which i flee like atalanta and crave a pancake

I’ve been doing a bit of running, and it’s been pretty fabulous. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it, since the last time I ran any...

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illusion versus spirit

Recently, in the midst of a debate on the process of writing, a fellow writer suggested that writing a novel isn’t magic. It is, I...

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the best story i ever ate

I’ve been re-hashing my old blog posts lately, due to the unwanted appendage you might call writer’s block. I like to call it “work.” Or,...